The Mysterious Swiss Ferrari - Enzo Special, Bertone Study Or Just Something Different? 

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Much like the smaller Alfa Romeo engines, they thrive on a good dose of right foot.

It's great to drive.. aesthetically I do love the coupes!! But interesting none the less!!

Very nice. You can definitely see where the Mondial convertible came from.

The chassis no. is 13956. Yours in 13594. They're 181 away from each other (going by evens only).

Hi Lars, Just for info: 1 of = 1 of 50 (or many) 1 off = 1 of 1 ;) Big greetings from the Netherlands

@@sebastiend.5335 google tells me both are correct

Rarer than all the LaFerrari snd SP nonsense

It was a normal production engine though.

A friend of mine had the factory coupe of this car. He convinced me in another context to purchase a clean 1st gen Miata over a Honda S2000 that I was considering. He reminded me that Stirling Moss loved his Sprite, and that it's more fun to drive a "slow" car "fast", than a "fast" car under its limits due to road/safety concerns off track, etc. Lord knows, Dale was correct!

Alfa made a turbocharged 2.0 Busso v6 and Volvo made a turbocharged 16 valve 2.0-litre version of their normally aspirated 2.3 16 valve 4-cylinder.

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Most were sold overseas. Few people in Italy could afford cars like that.

That's a good an explanation for the Alfa as any I've heard. And don't forget that the early Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta had a 2.0 liter - and it was a V12.

@@matslundstrom7763 Odd that they did not consider turbo charging a factor just displacement. In racing a foctor of 1.4 was applied. So the 288GTO was part of the 4 litre class.

A Ferrari built for Pappa, Mamma and two little bambinos, si?

At the time it was the replacement for the Dino, so, unfortunately it was viewed in the context of an elegant curvaceous 2 seater. Suddenly here was an angular 2+2 - the horror!! It's not fair, the world isn't fair, but time has allowed it to be judged in its own merits., and I agree with you - a beautiful car.

I would not dismiss the possibility that said Dino was produced by Bertone or another prominent Italian, Swiss, etc. coachbuilder, as the actual 'finish' would depend on the scope of the project. For example, was the car prepared for a presentation at a key car show, or for 'internal evalution' eyes only'? If it was to asess the feasibility of such a car to the entity that commissioned it, Ferrari or otherwise, then the coachbuilder would only focus on the overall shape and the more significant aspects of the car which could include the driving experience - with the actual expensive 'finising' occuring later if the coachbuilder was given the go-ahead to proceed to a finished product. However, I do agree, that if the car was being prepared for a car show such as Geneva, Turin, etc.- which the Dino was not - then a coach builder like Bertone would have completed the finer detailed finishings - as overall styling and 'looks' at a car show are paramount. Notably there are many examples of non-working show cars - ie. show cars fitted with non-working 'dummy' engines and non-operational interiors and switch gear - because at a car show - it's all about the 'wow factor'.

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Was thinking that. Glad somebody else noticed that.

@@shebbs1 Right. It's like those Harold Radford Jaguar 420/S & 420 Gs' converted from sedans of the '60s.

"Small and lightweight are superior." Truer words have rarely been spoken in the world of automobiles. I'm more of a Gordon Murray guy than Chapman guy (I'd like my car to not fall to pieces right at the finish line, or before... ahem...) but both of those guys were right on when it came to the concept of lightweight cars being not only superior, but more fun too.

@@sergioleone3583 A few of us wish that Ferrari would bring back the Dino line of vehicles which focus on lightweight, small displacement drivers cars. Limit them to 4-500 hp, provide the option for a factory gated shifter and keep the vehicle weight well below 3000 lbs. Some feel that the Alfa 4C would be an even better car if it had a traditional manual transmission. With the carbon tub, that car is pretty lightweight. I wonder if Gordon Murray would ever consider developing a car assembled in higher volumes that meet this criteria. The models he has now are amazing, but available in limited quantities and are extremely expensive. I have seen the types of cars Gordon has in his personal collection, so I know he appreciates these types of cars.

@@tg_ny Never going to happen they are a luxury accessory brand now.

@@idokwatcher2062 They just showed the GB110 at an auto show this year. Plus they keep records of previous work they did on file.

An Alfa Romeo 1960/70s twin cam 4 cyl probably sounds better, at least to me.

flat plane crank will do that...

@@paulelverstone8677 Yep the flat plane crank is little understood .They sing up at the higher rev range .There’s no v8 burble low down . Basically you get more power when the cylinders fire as twins together as opposed to each one of 8 on the crank firing individually with the trad American style v8 s like the Rover v8 TVR used a lot .

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No they should be “ California “ Identical to Nikki Laudas 312 F1 car .Those mirrors on the cab are from a 308 GTB not the GT4 ……so that tilts the swing o meter away from a official Bertone in house job towards somewhere else ?

I did show it, although briefly!

@@Number27 Good excuse for me to watch it again then 😅

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I would not dismiss the possibility that said Dino was produced by Bertone or another prominent Italian, Swiss, etc. coachbuilder, as the actual 'finish' would depend on the scope of the project. For example, was the car prepared for a presentation at a key car show, or for 'internal evalution' eyes only'? If it was to asess the feasibility of such a car to the entity that commissioned it, Ferrari or otherwise, then the coachbuilder would only focus on the overall shape and the more significant aspects of the car which could include the driving experience - with the actual expensive 'finising' occuring later if the coachbuilder was given the go-ahead to proceed to a finished product. However, I do agree, that if the car was being prepared for a car show such as Geneva, Turin, etc.- which the Dino was not - then a coach builder like Bertone would have completed the finer detailed finishings - as overall styling and 'looks' at a car show are paramount. Notably there are many examples of non-working show cars - ie. show cars fitted with non-working 'dummy' engines and non-operational interiors and switch gear - because at a car show - it's all about the 'wow factor'.

it def had a V8 but it wasn't a production car... my all time favourite though!

Agreed, it looks incredibly lopsided, almost like a boat.

All Ferrari 208/308 V8 engines are fitted with a low inertia 'revvy' flat plane crank. Consequently the engine sounds like two in-line 4 cylinder engines placed next to each other that are slightly out of sinc.

I believe rust was an general problem to all low production cars. The production was low tech, hand craft. This type of cars only survived the decades based on most was seeing very spare use sitting parked inside most of their life. The mileage of these cars are often extremely low vs. how old they actually are. Cars that have been "normal" used are often very rotten or have been. Did you see the restoration of Harry Metcalfe' Zagato?